Diversity & Inclusion

From 23 September, fine wine and rare spirit lovers globally will be able to bid on a unique set of 73 auction lots in The Golden Vines Fine Wine, Rare … Continued

In September 2020, Sommeliers Australia started working with Humanitix as our event ticketing platform – moving away from a more corporate focused event platform. Through utilising Humanitix’s ticketing platform, Sommeliers … Continued

The Whole Bunch Collective – an organisation for wine industry professionals in every role, region and every person – was born out of a desire to see more representation in the Australian and … Continued

In December 2020, the Sommeliers Australia National Executive Committee shared its vision to create a working group to look at how Sommeliers Australia could encourage greater diversity and inclusion within the association. In … Continued

Dear Sommeliers Australia members & friends, As Sommeliers Australia Co-President I would like to comment on the landscape that we, as sommeliers and wine professionals, are all working in; a … Continued

How months in lockdown fuelled sommelier’s fight for inclusion. Wheelchair sommelier Mirko Pastorelli arrived in Australia just before the pandemic, and thanks lockdown for helping him decide which direction his … Continued

The Sommeliers Australia National Executive Committee has thought long and hard about how a voluntary organisation, such as ours, can better understand the barriers to participation, and support and encourage … Continued

On Sunday 18 August, those Members present at the national 2019 AGM voted unanimously that as an association, Sommeliers Australia would become a signatory of the Australian Grape & Wine … Continued